There were times during Week 1 when there was no stopping the no-huddle.

The no-huddle offense is not a temporary fad. As we head into Week 2, more teams are incorporating the scheme, presenting defenses with a change-of-pace that can be difficult to slow.

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“I think you’re going to see more teams get to it the next four, five years,” ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer said. “It’s just the willingness of an offensive coordinator to say, ‘OK, I’m going to give this to my quarterback.’ ”

The most impressive Week 1 example came from the Baltimore Ravens, who hung 44 points on the Cincinnati Bengals while working frequently out of a no-huddle scheme led by quarterback Joe Flacco. The Ravens used it on 21 of 58 offensive snaps Monday night while the Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots put up more than 30 points in Week 1 using the no-huddle to varying degrees.

The 791 total points scored last week set a Week 1 record, and the no-huddle played a role in that explosion. Here are three reasons the no-huddle is gaining momentum around the league:

1. The no-huddle can fatigue the opponent’s pass rush

Against the no-huddle, defenses cannot substitute as frequently as they would like. The no-huddle also allows offenses to run more plays, and to call them at a faster pace. By the fourth quarter, the high-speed tempo can take its toll on pass rushers.

“It wears the defensive linemen out to a certain degree,” Dilfer said. “You can counter that with substitution, but it doesn’t allow them to kind of dig those front two cleats of their toe into the dirt, get their legs loaded, get their minds right, find their target point and just sprint off the line of scrimmage. They’re always kind of playing about 80 percent of their potential pass rush.”

Philadelphia Eagles safety Kurt Coleman expects to see plenty of no-huddle Sunday from Flacco and the Ravens.

“You want that rest in between plays, but if they don’t give it to you, it’s tough to really get it,” Coleman said. “It presents a lot of difficulties, especially if you don’t prepare for it, but we’ve been preparing for the no-huddle since the offseason.”

Being prepared for the no-huddle is one thing. Stopping it is another.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger loves using the scheme, and that won’t change under new coordinator Todd Haley. Although the Steelers lost to the Broncos in Week 1, coach Mike Tomlin was pleased with how Roethlisberger orchestrated the no-huddle. Expect to see more of it Sunday against the New York Jets.

“It allows us to change the pace of the game at our whim, if you will,” Tomlin said. “Ben has done a nice job over the years of administrating it. It’s an awesome change of pace for us, and it produced some points and helped us put some drives together in the last game. It’s just a component of what we do.”

2. The no-huddle gives quarterbacks a longer look at the defense

Monday night’s Broncos-Falcons matchup could be no-huddle overload. You will see Peyton Manning surveying the Falcons’ defense out of the no-huddle. Matt Ryan will do the same to the Broncos’ defense when Atlanta has the ball. The Falcons used the scheme on 11 of 54 snaps in their impressive victory at Kansas City.

There are only so many ways to disguise a defense. Giving quarterbacks such as Manning and Ryan more time to read what is coming only increases their chances of finding where the defense is vulnerable.

“It’s why all those quarterbacks love it,” Dilfer said. “There’s not a guy out there that doesn’t want to be in the no-huddle. You get defined looks. They have to let you read their mail to a certain degree. They just can’t do a whole lot of manipulation from a disguise standpoint. They’re stuck, and they don’t know when the ball is going to be snapped if you do the no-huddle right—if the center’s hands are on the ball and the offensive linemen are set.”

3. The no-huddle can help the running game as well

If the offense catches the defense in a nickel package or in an uneven front, a simple inside handoff out of the no-huddle can result in a big run. In Week 1, the Patriots popped Stevan Ridley for a 17-yard run out of the scheme, and Ray Rice also had success running out of the no-huddle for the Ravens. A tired defense is often a poor tackling defense.

“We have linemen that are really good, especially when you can wear out the defensive front,” Flacco said. “There were big creases in there for Ray.”

Why are some teams reluctant to use the no-huddle frequently? Not all teams have an experienced quarterback who can run it with comfort and success. Not all offensive coordinators and coaches are willing to give their quarterbacks that kind of freedom. Using the no-huddle is not without risk. If it sputters, a quick three-and-out puts the defense right back on the field

However, more teams are finding reasons to like it—and situations to use it.

“The offensive world has been opened up,” Dilfer said. “There’s so many great ways of attacking defenses. It’s just fun every week to watch a new creative young football mind say, 'Hey, this is how we’re going to do it’—and the no-huddle right now is kind of that vogue way.’’